Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max vs Apple Watch SE (40mm) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 13, 2020	Sep 15, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$1100	$329

Design

Dimensions
6.33 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches (~0.40 inches with camera bump) 160.84 x 78.09 x 7.39 mm (~10.14 mm with camera bump)
Weight
8.03 oz / 228.0 g
Wrist size
	Case fits 130-200 mm wrists
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Stainless steel
Materials & Colors
Pacific blue, Gold, Silver, Graphite	Aluminum: Silver, Space gray, Gold
Resistance
Water, Splash, Dust; IP68	Water (up to 50 meters)
Biometrics
3D Face unlock
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 87.45% screen-to-body	1.6-inch, 57.48% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 60Hz, HDR, 1200 nits	OLED, 1000 nits
Resolution
2778x1284px, 19.5:9 ratio, 458 PPI	394x324px, 325 PPI
Protection
Ceramic Shield	Sapphire
Features
HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Pressure-sensitive, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
2 (Good)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)	Apple S5
Processor
Hexa-core	Dual-core
GPU
Yes	PowerVR
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (NVMe) 6GB/256GB 6GB/512GB	1GB/32GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
iOS (16.x, 15.x, 14.x)	watchOS (9.x, 8.x, 7.x)
Compatible devices
	Apple iPhone 6s or later with iOS 13 or later

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
2071	Untested
GeekBench 6 Multi
4844	Untested
3D Mark High
2481	Untested
3D Mark Low
1792	Untested

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Battery

Type
3687 mAh, Li - Ion	Li - Ion
Charging
USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging	Magnetic charging
Charge speed
Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

5h 59min

Browsing

14h 6min

Video

8h 37min

Gaming

8h 1min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 26 mm Pixel size: 1.7 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 13 mm
Third camera
12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 2.5x Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 65 mm
Flash
LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (30 fps) OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light
Front
12 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), EIS, HDR, Slow-motion videos) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	b,g,n 802.11 b, g, n
USB
Lightning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, LiDAR scanner, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Altimeter, Compass, Heart rate, Barometer, Ambient light sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, Glonass
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Loudspeaker
Features
Dolby Atmos

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79, n260, n261, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 25, 26, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48	39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS	LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	eSIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Alternative variants

with 256GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1200

non-LTE version

Prices (MSRP)	$279

with 512GB storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1400

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